ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $283.0 million for Q2 2026, up 44.39% year-on-year from $196.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 48.26% on a QoQ basis from $547.0 million in Q1 2026.
ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ServiceNow (NOW) has reported Share-based Compensation for 15 consecutive years, with $283.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 44.39% year-over-year to $283.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 20.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.0 billion, up 11.97% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation fell to $283.0 million in Q2 2026 per NOW's latest filing, from $547.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for NOW reached as high as $547.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $145.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $326.6 million and a median of $356.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation jumped 255.56% — and 2023, when it slumped 58.81%.
- Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $363.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 13.77% to $413.0 million in 2023, then gained by 9.93% to $454.0 million in 2024, then increased by 8.81% to $494.0 million in 2025, then sank by 42.71% to $283.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $283.0 million, $547.0 million, and $494.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 402.47 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 123.09 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 6.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 283.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 283.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 170.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |